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OIL 0R ARTBSIAN WELL PUMPING MEGHANISM.

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OIL 0R ARTBSIAN WELL PUMPING MEGHANISM.

No. 380,615. PatenteApr. 3, 1888.

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UNITED STATES PATENT Omron.

HENRY H. ARGUE, OF DRRIGK CITY, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- HALF TO RICHARD W. ARGUE, OF SAME PLACE.

on. 0R ARTEsiAN WELL PuMPlNe Mecs-Amen SPECIFICATION' forming part of Letters Patent No. 380,615, dated April 3,1888. Application filed Api-i122t 1887. Serial No. 235,817. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that j.I, HENRY H. ARGUE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Derrick City, in the county of McKean and State .being had to the accompanyingdrawings,P and to the letters of reference marked thereon, forming part of this specification. My invention consists in the improvement-s in oil or Artesian well pumps hereinafter set forth and explained in the specification and claims, and is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- 'Figures 1 and 2 show a vertical section of an oil or Artesian well with my improved pumping mechanism therein, parts of the pumping mechanism being broken away so as to show the internal mechanism thereof. Fig. 3 is a verticalv Section of the standing valveseat of my improved pump. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the standing valve of the pump. Fig. 5 is a vertical section of the valve on the lower end of the pump-plunger. Fig. 6 is a vertical section of the working-barrel of my pump, showing part of the mechanism for packing the plungerin section and part thereof in elevation. Fig. 7 is a vertical section of the casing-head and the mechanism for .packing the sucker-rod pipe therein; Fig. 8 is a perspective view of one of the guides used on the sucker-'rod tube'. V n

Like letters refer toA like parts in all the iigures.

In the construction of my improved pumping mechanism I make a working-barrel, A, from two or three feet in length, having a shoulder or collar, B, therein near the upper end thereof. Above the collar` B, I cut a thread, c, to receive the end of the tubing C. The lower part of the working-barrel A, from the collar B downward, is bored out of equal' size.

Near the lower end of the working-barrelA,I cut a thread, a, and below this thread I here out the lower end of the working-barrel at D and cut a thread, d, therein to receive the section of pipe E, which connects the lower end of the working-barrel A to the standingvalve seat F, Fig. 3, the lower end of the standing-valve seatF being also provided with a thread, f, anchor G is secured.

In the standing-valve seat F, I place the standing valve H, Fig. 4, the outside whereof ispreferably covered by a flexible ring of packing, h, which seats itself in the tapering of the valve-seat F, so as to make a fluid-tight joint.

The plunger I of my pump consists of a piece of small pipe-polished smooth on the outside,

Vhaving secured to the lower end thereof the valve J, Fig. 5. I pack this plunger I in the barrel A by means of leather rings orv sleeves L, these sleeves or rings being provided with' a flange, Zfon their upper ends, the edge-of the flange Z extending outward to the inside of the barrel A and ward an inch or more on the outside of the plunger I. The first one of the sleeves'is shoved up so that its flange Z rests against the shoulder or collar B in the upper end of the'barrel. Against the under side of the flange Z, I 'place a metal sleeve, lll, the outside whereof fits the barrel A, the lower end of said metal sleeve having an inwardlyprojecting flange with an opening therein of sufcient size to admit of the passage of the plunger I. Upon the lower side of the said inwardly-projecting flange m, I form a projection, m', closely surrounding the aperture and fitting into the hole of the leather flange l below. The ange m keeps the metal sleeve'central and leaves a hollow chamber within it, in which the water may act upon the tubular part of sleeve L. I then place below this metal sleeve another leather sleeve, L, and under .that another metal sleeve, M, and so on until the barrel A is iilled with these leather and into which the perforated pipe and" barrel the sleeve extending downmetal sleeves L and M to near. the bottom of the barrel A, Vwhere I insert under the last metal sleeve a sleeve, N, provided with a screwthread, n, adapted to fit the thread a in the lower end of the barrel A, by means whereof the sleeve N is screwed up into the barrel A until the flanges l of the leather sleeves L and l I place a stuffing-box, X.

. C, working-barrel A, and the anchor G the metal rings or sleeves M are tightly clutched between the shoulder or collar B in the upper end of the barrel A and the screwcollar N in thelower end of the barrel A.

In operation, the polished plunger I moves up and down through the` leather sleeves L, and the weight of the fluid on the outside of the sleeves L serves to thoroughly pack the plunger and prevent the iiuid from passing up on the outside of the plunger. On the upper end-of the plunger I, I secure sections of small pipe O, which extend upward to and out of the top of the well, where it is secured to the walking beam P, by which it is operated, this pipe O pperating both as the sucker-rod and as the pipe for conveying the iuid out of the top of the well, a branch, O', being inserted into; the pipe O above the casing-head for conveying the fluid away. In the upper end of the working-barrelA, I secure, one or more lengths ot' common tubing, C, which extends upward some distance from the working-barrel A, and near the upper end of said tubingI place a collar,l Q, and above and below the collar Q, I place loose collars R R, which-are connected together by means of strips of spring metal, S, which bow outward against the sides of the well,vas, illustrated in Fig. 2, which springs operate to keep the upper end ofthe tubing central in the well. The collar Q operates to limit the movement of the loose collars R R on the tube C. In the upper end of the tubing C, I screw a collar, T, having an opening through which the pipe O will operate but not large enough to permit the passage of the thi nibles U thereon, so that when it is desired to draw out the pipe and pump from the'well the thmble U, under the collar` T, will engage therewith and raise the tubing with it. On the pipe O, above the upper end of the tubing C, I place spiders V, Fig'. 8, which opi erate to prevent the small pipe O from kinking and to keep it central in the well. Where the pipe O passes through the casing-head W,

(See Fig. 7.)

The casing-head is provided with a screwthread, w, into which the stuing-boxX is secured by means of like screw-thread on the outside thereof. This stufng-box X is of usual and ordinary construction, and operates to prevent the gas from the well from passing so that it is forced out up beside the pipe O, through'the conveyer-pipes Y Y, so as to be utilizedfor firing the boiler, or for other pur- Vposes. j"

In operation my improved pump sucks the ,fluid through thel perforated pipe G at the botor other Artesian wells; but,

tom of the well and up through the standing valve H into the chamber Z, formed by the 6o pipe E, connecting the lower end of the workingbarrel A with the standing-valve seat F, into which the lower end of the plunger I and the valve J extends, so that each downward stroke of the plunger l fills it with fluid and forces a like amount out of the discharge-pipe O' at the top of the Well.

I am aware that others have used hollow suckerrods for pumping oil or Artesian wells, and that the same are not new; but I am not aware of the use of mechanism such as I have described for operating pumps of this character. Therefore I do not broadly claim apump having a hollow sucker-rod for pumping oil Having fully described my invention, so as to enable others to construct and use the same, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is-

1. The combination, in an oil or Artesiau well pump, of the workingbarrel'A, having a standing valve, H, and the packing-rings L vM therein, substantially as shown and de- `scribed, and the pipe C, secured thereto and extending upward, having thereon the xed collar Q, the loose collars R It, and 'curved guiding and supporting springs S, connecting said loose collars with the hollow plunger 1, v provided with a valve, J, and operating in said working-barrel A, and the hollow sucker-rod O, having guides V thereon and operating through the stuffing-box Xin the casing-head W, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

-2. The combination, in an oil or Artesiau 95 well pump, of the :pipe C, secured to Aand extending upwardly from the working-barrel A of the pump, with the thimble Q, the loose collars R R, and the curved springs S, connecting said loose collars, substantially asand IOO for the purpose set forth. l

3. The combination of the puinp-barrel having shoulder B, the purnpplunger I, the leather packing-sleeves L, surrounding the plunger,

the clamping-nut N., and the metal sleeves M, IOS

provided with flanges m and projections m', 'interposed between the said leathersleeves and forming hollow chambers about their lower, tubular extensions, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in fi io presence of two witnesses.

HENRY H. .ARGUE. Witnesses: v

12M.' FULLER, ,i GEO. A. STURGEON. 

